Crosstalk

Adam Carlson returns to The Jazz Station with a Portland based quartet, Crosstalk to play holiday hits from Vince Guaraldi.

Levi Saelua saxophone
Josh Hegg keys
Paul Stewart bass
Adam Carlson drums

This newly formed quartet is known for first establishing a classic jazz quartet backdrop, then playfully spinning a web of rapid-fire dialogue with frictionless ease, while pushing the boundaries of the sonic landscape.

An award-winning composer and saxophonist, Levi Saelua maintains a full schedule working with artists and ensembles in a variety of genres. He has performed in theaters and concert halls all over the world. He is currently the director of Colossus West, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to enriching the American musical landscape through concerts, recordings, and live performance, and serves as the artistic director of Colossus West's resident 20-piece jazz orchestra.

Joshua Hegg is a Portland-based pianist, composer, and arranger with a profound respect for the craft of music-making, and a deep love for the art of music education. As a pianist, Joshua is a skilled accompanist and side person in a wide variety of genres. To date, he has recorded on over 30 different records and toured all over the United States. Joshua is also a composer, primarily composing for his modern jazz ensemble, Bogg. “Live The Very First Time,” Bogg’s latest album of original music written during the lockdown, will be self-released in June of 2021 on the band’s Bandcamp.

Paul Stewart started his musical life as a cellist in a Massachusetts elementary school, later picking up electric bass in high school and then upright bass while attending Wesleyan University's unique music program. After college, Paul moved to Portland, where his solid grooves and lyrical solos have found him steady work over the past 20 years as both a bassist and a musical director for soul, funk, jazz and R&B bands. His current regular projects include Crosstalk; The Donna Jones Band; and The Rare Groove.

Adam Carlson is a Bend, OR native now living in Portland, Oregon as a freelance musician. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies (Cum Laude), and has performed hundreds of times around the Northwest. Adam also spent a year in New York City where he honed his playing style to include jazz, soul, latin, funk, rock, and pop. He has played drums on numerous albums, and has performed with many different Oregon and New York musicians, and University of Oregon faculty members. Adam also teaches private drum lessons: all ages, skill levels, and styles.